§ 53-5a-203. Prohibition on enforcement.

(1) A law enforcement officer, state employee, or employee of a political subdivision is prohibited from implementing, enforcing, assisting, or cooperating in the enforcement of a federal regulation on firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition. (2) An employee of the state or a political subdivision may not expend public funds or allocate public resources for the enforcement of a federal regulation on firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition. (3) Notwithstanding Subsection (1) or (2), this section does not prohibit or otherwise limit a law enforcement officer, state employee, or employee of a political subdivision from: (a) cooperating, communicating, or collaborating with a federal agency if the primary purpose of the cooperation is not the investigation or enforcement of a federal regulation on firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories; (b) serving on or participating in: (i) a federal law enforcement task force or program if: (A) investigation and prosecution of state or federal firearms regulations are part of the duties of the task force or program; or (B) the law enforcement officer, state employee, or employee of the political subdivision is compensated by federal funds; or (ii) a state law enforcement task force or program that: (A) receives federal funding; or (B) has participation from federal law enforcement officials; or (c) referring an investigation to a federal law enforcement agency if the law enforcement officer, state employee, or political subdivision employee reasonably believes that a federal law regarding firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories has been violated. (4) This section does not apply to: (a) a law enforcement officer or state employee employed by or assisting: (i) the Bureau of Criminal Identification of the Department of Public Safety established in Section 53-10-201; (ii) the Peace Officer Standards and Training Division created in Section 53-6-103; or (iii) the Utah National Guard or the Utah State Defense Force created in Title 39A, National Guard and Militia Act; or (b) an individual who: (i) is appointed as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 925D; or (ii) is assisting another individual that is appointed as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 925D.